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    Evergreen Acquisition Returns 6.2x ROAS Across the Year

    An always-on Google and Meta program with a new-donor welcome series drove consistent revenue outside seasonal peaks.

    12-Month Program
    Faith-Based Sector
    Regional Nonprofit
    Impact Metrics

    Revenue, ROAS, and Donors Acquired

    Every case study reports the same three headline metrics so outcomes stay comparable across engagements.

    Revenue Raised
    $86K
    Total Revenue
    ROAS / ROI
    6.2x
    Evergreen ROAS
    Donors Acquired
    Not tracked
    No donor or lead count reported for this engagement
    Additional Outcomes
    $86K
    Total Revenue
    6.2x
    ROAS
    627
    Total Gifts
    $22.18
    Cost Per Gift

    The Challenge

    The organisation wanted steady engagement and donations across the full year, not just during seasonal appeals.

    Their challenges included:

    • Sustaining engagement and conversions over an extended period
    • Managing budget efficiency across twelve months
    • Encouraging second-gift acquisition, not just first gifts

    The program had to keep working every month, without a big seasonal push behind it.

    Before and after
    Comparison · 2 approaches

    What changed

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    • Sustaining engagement and conversions over an extended period
    • Managing budget efficiency across twelve months
    • Encouraging second-gift acquisition, not just first gifts
    • $86K Total Revenue
    • 6.2x ROAS
    • 627 Total Gifts
    • $22.18 Cost Per Gift

    What we did

    We based the strategy on the organisation’s needs, capacity and fundraising goals.

    1

    Always-On Paid Media

    Ran Google Search, Performance Max, and Meta with targeted messaging to reach a broad audience and drive consistent conversions.

    627 gifts across the year
    2

    New-Donor Welcome Series

    Paired paid acquisition with an evergreen new-donor welcome series to encourage a fast second gift.

    Second-gift acquisition built in

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    What this means for a charity like yours

    Charities whose acquisition stops and starts with each campaign season.

    1. Always-on acquisition builds the audience that seasonal campaigns then convert.

    2. Evergreen return is steadier than campaign return, which makes budgeting easier to defend.

    3. The program compounds, so the case for it is made over quarters rather than weeks.

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